Kingdom Hearts 4 is being developed with the intention of the series "being a story that will be completed". That's according to series director Tetsuya Nomura, via a new interview with Japanese outlet YoungJump . Nomura was asked if he could foresee an end to the Kingdom Hearts series, especially considering its multiple sequels and spin-off games.
Nomura replied he only has "a few years left until I retire" so must "decide whether to retire first or finish the series first" (via Google translate). As such, he's developing Kingdom Hearts 4 "with the intention of it being a story that will be completed". Further, the game will be a reset of the story (it's notoriously complex), with new writers hired and a new logo to make it easier for newcomers to join the series (thanks, Aitai Kimochi).
Nomura says in an interview with Young Jump that he envisions Kingdom Hearts IV and Missing Link as new titles to the series rather than just sequels. After KH3 ended, he wanted to kind of reset the story, so they even hired new writers and changed the logo to make it easier..
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com/h6CKqr8YNz What's more, the plot will finally resolve Sora's famous line from the first game: "is any of this for real or not?" That will come from Quadratum, described as an "unreality within reality" - Nomura stated this in-game world based on Shibuya has been an idea since the first game. Elsewhere in the interview, Nomura discussed development of Final Fantasy 7 , for which he was lead character d.